Contact block for a smart card reader

Details Contact block for a smart card reader Contact block for a smart card reader

1998-02-06

2000-04-11

Hantis, K. P.

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Coded record sensors

Particular sensor structure

G06K 706

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06047890&

ABSTRACT:
A contact block for a smart card reader includes a plurality of contacts having first ends electrically connected to a printed circuit, and portions arranged to project beyond a surface of a contacts carrier and engage terminals of the smart card when the smart card is in an end position. A one piece switching contact also includes a portion that projects beyond the surface of the contacts carrier, the projecting portion extending into a path of the smart card to be engaged and moved by the smart card as the smart card is moved to the end position. A second portion of the one piece switching contact faces the printed circuit and is moved into engagement with a conductive path of the printed circuit as a result of engagement and movement of the first portions ofthe switching contact in response to movement of the smart card into the end position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4976630 (1990-12-01), Schuder et al.
patent: 5718609 (1998-02-01), Braun et al.

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